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Fishing Report - Updated 9/4/2024
Bass | Bass bite is getting progressively tougher as we edge towards late summer. Topwater walking baits are working around schooling fish. Texas-rigged plastics, ned rigs, shaky heads, and other small minnow imitating baits are best. Most folks are scaling down to finesse tactics for bites. During the day, anglers are moving to deeper points and other structure with crankbaits and jigs. |
Crappie | Crappie fishing is slow this time of year. Some folks have seen them using their forward facing sonar while bass fishing, but not a lot of action otherwise. Try around deep brush and suspended under Shad. Locating deeper cover is a must in the summertime pattern. Try both jigs and minnows to see which the fish prefer. |
Bream | The bream bite could be called fair. Most anglers are catching smaller fish just out from the spawning areas along the points and the earthen piers. Bigger ones are hard to come by. Crickets fished under a cork for bluegill and worms for redear have been the hot baits. Tight lining crickets and worms along the primary drop-offs in 4-6 ft of water can also be productive. |
Catfish | Catfish bite has been fairly slow. Tight-lining liver and/or night crawlers off the main lake earthen piers in both the pond and the big lake can be productive. Twilight hours are best time to try to get a catfish bite. |
Reminder: All Walleye caught must be released immediately.